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Show DATES IN BRYAN'S LIFE 1800 Bom in Salem, 111, March 19. 1881 Graduated from Illinois college. 1S84 Married Mary Blair of Perry, 111. 1S87 Moved to Lincoln. Neb. 189(1 Elected to congress. 189-1 Defeated as candidate for U. S. senate by Thurston. 1S9C Nominated by. the Democratic Demo-cratic national convention and defeated by Will. MeKinley. 1898 Haised Third Nebraska volunteers mid w-as Its colonel during the Spanish-American-war. ' 1900 Again ran against Mckinley Mc-kinley and was defeated. 1901 Started "The Commoner" at Lincoln, Neb. 1904 Saw the defeat of Alton B. Parker for president. 190G Made a tour of the world. 1908 Was again defeated for president, this time by Win. II.. Taft. 1912 Secured the nomination of the Democratic party of Woodrow "Wilson for president. 1913 to 1915 Was named as secretary of state in trie Wilson cabinet but disagreed with his . chief and resigned. 1910 "Was a Woodrow Wilson .delegate at the Democratic na- j tional convention. . 1921 As a delegate to the Democratic Dem-ocratic national convention at New York he supported Mc-Adoo, Mc-Adoo, but was unsuccessful in breaking up the deadlock between be-tween McAdoo and Governor Smith. 1925 Made his greatest fight at the evolution trial at Dayton1, Tenn. |